As Mbappe said, if John Stewart and Queen Margaret really had children, then the child was qualified to inherit the Scottish throne. Even if it was a girl, her son would have the opportunity to inherit the Scottish throne.
Regardless of whether John Stewart was the murderer of James IV, he was a member of the Stuart dynasty in Scotland and a royal family with a close blood relationship. His marriage and child must be qualified to inherit the throne.
Even Julius II felt that the problem was very difficult. Because, as the spiritual leader of Europe, the Pope himself did not have strong strength, and could only rely on rules to suppress others, but not by strength. And John Stewart's descendants inherited the Scottish throne, which was obviously in line with the rules. Therefore, Julius II also felt difficult.
At this time, Marin stood up and retorted:
"John Stewart is the prisoner who murdered His Majesty James IV. His offspring should not have the right to inherit. If so, wouldn't Europe be in chaos? If His Majesty's brothers murdered him, his offspring will also inherit the throne? In this way, wouldn't the European royal family fall into a bloody storm? Wouldn't everyone live in fear?"
Marin's words resonated with many people. Indeed, if the son of the regicide still inherited the throne in order, then wouldn't everyone be busy killing the regicide in the future? Anyway, at worst, they would die by themselves, but the son would still inherit the throne...
Mbappe glanced at Marin coldly and said:
"Grand Duke Marin, please pay attention to your words. The great king of France cannot be joked about it casually!" Just now, Marin took Louis XII as an example, and it was a negative example, which did offend Louis XII.
Marin shrugged indifferently and said:
"Okay, I apologize. However, what I said is rough but not rough. That's true!"
Mbappe thought for a while and said:
"Even if you make sense, Duke John Stewart may not be the sinner who murdered James IV. As far as I know, the result of the investigation at that time was that there was neither evidence that it was the English man, nor evidence that it was the John Stewart. Moreover, Duke John Stewart was already imprisoned in prison at that time. If there was enough evidence, he would have been hanged as a regicide! Therefore, there was no evidence that it was John Stewart who murdered His Majesty James IV!"
"No, I heard that John Stewart was about to be convicted at that time, but Queen Margaret relied on the Scottish Imperial Guards in her hands to force Prime Minister Alice to release John Stewart, and took the initiative to marry him... It is said that these two men colluded and became traitorous, and then they maliciously plotted to murder James IV..." Marin retorted.
"What about the evidence? What about the evidence? As long as there is no ironclad evidence, it is John Stewart who murdered His Majesty James IV, his descendants, who will be qualified to inherit the throne of Scotland!" Mbappe insisted.
"Who knows whether that woman Margaret was pregnant is true or false, how long it took them to get married..." Marlin muttered.
Hearing this, Mbappe's face suddenly tightened, and then returned to normal in an instant. But this scene happened to be seen by Marin...
"Is Margaret's pregnancy fake?" Marin guessed.
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Marin really guessed it right, Margaret's pregnancy was indeed fake.
In September, Queen Margaret took a fishing boat and made a big circle on the Atlantic Ocean. She finally escaped to France. After arriving in Paris, Louis XII asked her:
"What can you bring to me?"
Margaret replied:
"I am the only bloodline of the Tudor dynasty in England. With me, I can find the remnants of the Tudor dynasty in England and launch an uprising against Edward!"
But Louis XII shook his head and said:
"This is probably meaningless..."
It turned out that Edward set up a trap in London to lure and kill the remnants of the Tudors, as Jones and other leaders fled to France, and reached Louis XII's ears. Now, the remnants of the Tudors have suffered heavy losses and can no longer organize a large-scale uprising. Therefore, Margaret's value of utilization has greatly reduced.
As she was about to be sent away by Louis XII, Margaret, who was unwilling to accept it, suddenly had a magical idea...
"Your Majesty, in addition to being the only heir to the Tudor dynasty in England, I was also the two queens of Scotland..."
"So what? Both Scottish kings are dead, and have you left any children with them?" Louis XII was a little impatient and planned to throw Margaret, who was of little use, into a country village, and let her be a safe little landlord.
"Who said there are no children? No, John Stewart and I have children..." Queen Margaret smiled mysteriously.
Louis XII looked at Margaret in surprise and asked:
"Are you pregnant?"
Margaret and John Stewart were only two months old when John Stewart was killed by the English army. Therefore, it was impossible for Margaret and John Stewart to have ready-made children, it was only possible that Margaret was pregnant.
But Margaret smiled mysteriously and said:
"Your Majesty, I can get pregnant..."
"What does it mean? Can you get pregnant?" Louis XII didn't quite understand.
Margaret explained:
"I fled to France, who knows if I was pregnant? At that time, your majesty, you can find a child of about the same age, and say that it was the child of John Stewart. In this way, the child will become the legal heir of the Kingdom of Scotland. The Kingdom of France can, in the name of this child, order the Scots to prevent the English from successfully annexing the Kingdom of Scotland..."
"Good idea!" Louis XII slapped his thigh excitedly. Then, he glanced at Margaret with deep meaning, thinking--This woman is not simple...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! With this "Prince of Scotland" fabricated out of thin air in hand, and Margaret herself also a bit of the value of England, Louis XII decided to treat Margaret, a very useful woman...
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This matter was originally a secret from France. But Mbappe happened to be involved in this matter, so he knew the truth. When Marin guessed the truth casually, Mbappe's face changed and was suspected by Marin...
So Marin shouted:
"How long has Margaret and John Stewart been married? Who knows whether her pregnancy is true or not? You France will not just find a child, pretend to be the Prince of Scotland, and then make trouble for His Majesty Edward, right?"
A hint of unnatural flashed across Mbappe's face, but he retorted:
"How could it be? We are the great Kingdom of France, a great country with responsibility, and do not fool..." In the end, Mbappe himself had no confidence...
Marin smiled, then turned to Julius II and said:
"Since that's the case, Lord Pope, you send a team to France and see with your own eyes whether Queen Margaret is really pregnant..."
Mbappe was a little panicked, but he still held on:
"If you go, go, whoever is afraid of..."
But at the same time, he was wondering - should he find a pregnant woman to pretend to be Queen Margaret?
Marin seemed to see through his thoughts and said with a smile:
"By the way, I heard that the oil paintings of Henry VII, the collector of the Tower of London's house, were created by the English court painters. When the Holy See's delegation was asking whether Queen Margaret was really pregnant, they could bring these oil paintings as reference, so as not to find a pregnant woman in France to pretend to be Queen Margaret..."
Mbappe's face suddenly changed, but he still insisted on saying:
"Anyway..."
Chapter completed!